Hallie Crawford

How to Successfully Navigate the Path to Career Fulfillment

Many of my career coaching clients ask me, what's the best way to successfully navigate your career transition? How will I go after my dream while taking care of my needs at the same time? Here are some tips you need to successfully navigate your path to career fulfillment:

1. Realize it’s a process. Realize that career transition is a process that can take some time. Be willing to be patient with it, and with yourself.
   
   
2. Develop a transition plan. Before you can move past the point of vague possibilities and enter the throes of a serious career change, you MUST develop a plan so you are covered in the financial, mental, and emotional aspects of your life and your future.
   
   
3. Set goals. When the time comes to set goals... make sure they are specific, tangible, measurable and include a time frame. Your goals should be realistic, and also a stretch so you're pushing yourself beyond what you'd normally do in order to move forward.
   
   
4. Take care of yourself. Transition can be stressful. Make sure you take care of yourself. Physical exercise, eating right, getting enough sleep and maintaining balance in your life are all things to attend to when you're navigating an adjustment in your life.
   
   
5. Remain or become financially stable. It's hard to dream and plan for the future when you're worried about paying the bills. What are your options for becoming financially stable? Perhaps you can stay in your current position and work on the next career step after hours, or find a part-time job that pays the bills and allows you greater freedom to pursue your passion.
   
   
6. Dream first. While financial stability is the foundation of your future, you also need to do some dreaming. Once you have a plan to meet your basic financial needs, it's time to take off your Practical Hat, put on your Dreaming Glasses – and dream big.
   
   
7. Share your dream or plans with those who’ll be supportive. If there are people in your life who tend to be negative, wait a little while to tell them your dream. Sometimes holding back until you're really solid in your dream is the best way to go. Share it with people who are going to be positive and supportive... who'll inspire and encourage you.

Need help with your transition? Contact me for support.

Hallie Crawford
Career Coach for Singles

You and Your Money - Make Your Relationship Work

We're all worried about money in this economy. And we all know that sitting around worrying about it isn't going to help. I've been working on my relationship to my money lately to make sure it's a healthy one. Here's why...

When I first started paying attention to my relationship with money, I realized that I usually felt tight and tense when it came to money. It wasn't a topic I felt comfy talking about. Not a productive relationship right? Now, because of the work I've done to shift how I feel about money, I feel more abundant about it and comfortable discussing it. My relationship has changed to a more positive one--It feels great!

So what's your relationship to money? Is it serving you or holding you back? Here's a quick exercise to get you started on making your relationship to money work for you, not against you.

1) First, find out how you feel about money by writing down the first 5 words that come to your mind when you think about money. Are they positive or negative words? If they're negative, you've got something to work on.

 2) Second, write down how you want to feel about money instead and write that down on your list of resolutions! Place those words or sentences on a post-it note on your fridge so you see them all the time and focus on those thoughts instead. Good luck ;)

Here's to having a career you love!
Hallie Crawford
Career Speaker

Hallie Recommends: Introvert Advantage

I recommended the Introvert Advantage to my clients often. This book comes up frequently in my coaching sessions with clients who are introverted--and they love it! I've had so many people talk about how much it has helped them.

The Introvert Advantage is a great resource for introverts with tips on how to be successful in a society that tends to favor extroverts, which American society tends to do. We frequently hear the sayings, "She's such a go-getter, the self-made man, get out there and pound the pavement" when looking for a new job. Introverts typically aren't perceived as out there and go-getters. They tend to work their magic in more subtle ways. This book about being an introvert helps you learn how to use being introverted to your advantage and how to better relate to the extroverts in your life.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Hallie Crawford
Career Path Coach

Updating your goals and vision for 2009

Have you started your new year out right? Did you make a list of resolutions? If you missed the new year's resolution worksheet I gave you last month, here it is again. You know the deal - a goal that's not written down is just a wish.

I recently finished updating my Vision Board and 2009 Personal and Business Goals. The inauguration ceremony in the U.S. reminded me that even in tough times, it's not only possible to make a fresh start -- It's imperative to do so. If the status quo for you isn't working-don't settle for it, do something!!

Here is a vision board from my client Cassie to give you an example of what one can look like.

Need help with your ideal career search? Contact me for a complimentary consultation.

Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Certified Career Coach

P.S. Did you catch me on Fox Business News in January? Check out my TV debut here: www.halliecrawford.com/video.html

Laid off? Now What?

Suppose you were laid off from your job. Now it's obvious you did not create the weak economy leading to that event. BUT – you ARE in total control of how you respond to that event. Here's how that works: Suppose you get depressed and just give up. Your response would obviously create a negative reality in your life.

But what if you instead respond by "taking the tiger by the tail" and start a new business on the web, or become a consultant in your field of specialization. You have then created an entirely different reality in response to the exact same event.

Here’s another example: You’re unhappy in your job and on top of that your boss is being a jerk. You realize it’s time to make a change and you’d really like to tell your boss to go pound sand. Again, you can’t control how your boss behaves but you can choose your response and what you do with the energy you’ve built up about his behavior.

Turn your frustration into a motivator to start your search for your ideal career. When you find yourself focused on your boss, consciously shift your focus to where you want to go instead. You’ll create a whole new reality for yourself that will allow you to move forward, instead of remaining stuck where you are.

Life doesn't just ‘happen' to us. It's our responses to life that create our personal reality! Think about this for a moment. You really ARE in charge of creating your own life ... So take the reins with your career and contact me for help – that’s what I’m here for.

Have a Happy Monday!

Here's to having a career you love,
Hallie Crawford
Career Coach

P.S. Listen to this 3 minute audio excerpted from my book Flying Solo about revising your resume: "Laid off? 3 Quick Tips to Beef Up Your Resume".

Tips for Helping Your Adult Child Develop a Noticeable Cover Letter

A resume is a great first step to finding a new job. But whether your adult son or daughter is fresh to the job market or is a relatively seasoned professional who needs to make a fresh start, there’s more to the job search process than just a great-looking resume.

Many job hunters discount the importance of the cover letter that accompanies the resume – or overlook its importance entirely. Remind your young adult that a solid cover letter is key... it is their first chance to communicate with their potential boss or employer.

Offer these tips to your son or daughter to help them along when writing a compelling cover letter:

1. He/she should be specific and articulate their relevant knowledge
2. He/she should specifically address the position for which they hope to land an interview
3. He/she should explain specifically how their skills and experience qualify them for the job

Further encourage your adult child to refrain from sending the general ‘mass mail,’ all-purpose types of resumes and cover letters, as they generally end in the recycle bin.

Talk to them directly about putting some serious effort into a well-thought-out cover letter. Let them know that the time is well spent. After all, the cover letter is a reflection of them – it offers the first impression to a prospective employer, of who they are and whether they are qualified to land an interview. Help them make it count!

Contact me to discuss my articles, career testing or my coaching programs and group coaching.

Hallie Crawford
Career Coach for Young Adults

Hiring a Coach Not in the Budget?

Happy Monday!

It is not too late to jump on board my "Identify Your Ideal Career Path Coaching Group". If you are lost about what you want to do in your career, want to have a job you're passionate about, and need to watch your spending - this group is for you!

Same 5 step process - same outcome as  individual coaching - just easier on your wallet ;). The time is now!! Take advantage of this special opportunity to reap the benefits of individual career coaching at a fraction of the usual cost!

Go here for information or click here to register right away.

Here's to having a career you love!
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Certified Career Coach

Update wardrobe for job success: Look the part for job or interview

I was interviewed for this article about your wardrobe at your job in the Chicago Tribune about a year ago. Here's an excerpt below:

Image may not be everything, but it can help look the part for job or interview

By Carolyn Bigda

Excerpt:

“Dress for the job that you want, not the job that you have,” said Hallie Crawford, a certified career coach based in Atlanta who specializes in helping recent college graduates.

You’ll signal to your boss that you will fit into the workplace, Crawford said.

“You might think about Google and other casual workplaces and get the impression that that’s the norm everywhere,” she said. “But it’s not.”

If anything, you want to err on the side of being overdressed.
“Otherwise, you may not be taken seriously, especially when you’re young and trying to build credibility,” Crawford said.

Read the entire article here

Have a great weekend!
Hallie Crawford
Career Transition Coach

Hallie Recommends - Bring Science and the Law of Attraction together

You've heard me talk about Jeanna before-she rocks! Check out her health program below...
 
I know, you think you’ve heard it all before, but you haven’t. And that’s a BIG part of the problem; you haven’t been given the right information about what really works when it comes to having a healthy, fit body you love living in. In fact, almost 90% of what you believe about food and exercise and your body is totally bogus! My good friend and colleague, Xtreme Abundance Coach Jeanna Gabellini wants to give you the tools to never worry about food, exercise or the state of your health ever again. 

Jeanna Gabellini and David Di Francesco are not fooling you when they say that you can have the super fit, attractive body you’ve always wanted without depriving yourself of the foods you love or slogging through some kind of fascist fitness regime. They understand if you’re a bit skeptical at this point, but give them a chance to share what they have learned to be true…

Look, we all know what it’s like to be frustrated and unhappy with the way you look and feel. We’ve experienced the merry-go-round of feeling hopeful and inspired by the newest diet or cure-all only to end up disappointed, depressed and slightly disgusted with ourselves when we didn’t get the results we wanted.

Jeanna and David are going to teach you the truth about how your body really works so you can eat the foods you love and still be healthy, strong and fit. Together, they’ll share what really works when it comes to exercise so you can stop forcing yourself to do workouts you hate! Jeanna and David will teach you why you aren’t getting the results you want in all areas of healing your body, and how you can turn it all around and finally have, once and for all, a body you LOVE living in!”

The content and processes they have created are REVOLUTIONARY!  It’s going to change the way you feel, look and live. You’re never going to worry about food, exercise or the state of your health ever again. That life-sucking merry-go-round is OVER!
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In this 3-month teleseminar you get cutting-edge information and step-by-step support on how to take charge of your health, weight and fitness, free up your life energy and feel amazing every day by learning how your body really works.

You will discover how your thoughts and feelings affect your body’s processes, gain insight as to what’s really in your way, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO, RIGHT NOW, TO CREATE LASTING, OPTIMAL HEALTH AND FITNESS.

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Just think how good it’s going to feel to have the rockin’, super-fit body you’ve always wanted, plus the right information to hold you in good health for the rest of your life. You now get to be your own authority when it comes to what’s perfect for you and your health.

No more worrying and obsessing about food, exercise or whether the next illness is going to get you. You get to feel energized, happy and free in your body every day of your life.

If you are thinking to yourself, “I am so ready to start having a body I love living in and finally be free of the obsessive, life-sucking diet/exercise merry-do-round!”,  then you must hear what these two have to say!

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Here's to having a career you love,
Hallie Crawford
Certified Career Coach

Did you catch me on TV?

Happy Monday!

I was thrilled to be on national TV this weekend. I was on Fox Business News on Saturday as a panelist for the show "Your Questions, Your Money Live". Such fun!

I am hoping to have a video of it ready for either my ezine coming out this week or in the next ezine. If you want to see it, be sure to sign up for my monthly ezine Creating Your Career Path, which is full of inspiring, informative articles, tips and tools.

Here's to having a career you love!
Hallie Crawford
Career Coach Atlanta